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Old 16-12-2022, 14:51   #1831
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Sorry if it came across as having a go, that wasn’t intended. Thanks for having a go at navigating it.
Is this the new jfman hoping to entice OB back?
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Is this the new jfman hoping to entice OB back?
OB has been back the last week or so.
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Old 16-12-2022, 15:21   #1834
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I don’t think anyone would be disputing a price rise in April. It’s how it goes up a tiny fraction of a penny on an entirely unrelated date. Unless I’ve got Paul’s point wrong in which case I apologise for adding to the confusion!
You are correct.

The current cap means energy prices should not rise until April 2023, yet bulb have sent out small price rises in Jan 2023.
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Old 16-12-2022, 15:23   #1835
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I sent him a message a few weeks back I’m sure his return is unrelated.
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Old 18-12-2022, 19:08   #1836
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Re: The energy crisis

This past week saw our highest use of gas and electricity for 5 years. The weather fought back against all the power-saving we tried, and the house took about 3 hours to warm enough in the morning.

38 units of gas and 90 of electricity.
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Old 18-12-2022, 19:21   #1837
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This past week saw our highest use of gas and electricity for 5 years. The weather fought back against all the power-saving we tried, and the house took about 3 hours to warm enough in the morning.

38 units of gas and 90 of electricity.
£44 quids Gas but that is not a lot of leccy for a month I use about 205 to 210 KWH
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Old 19-12-2022, 00:22   #1838
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£44 quids Gas but that is not a lot of leccy for a month I use about 205 to 210 KWH
I think his figures were for a week, so would be around 160 & 390 for a month.

The freezing weather sent my gas usage up, about 9 units per day for the last week.
Electricity didnt change too much, we only have one electric (oil) heater, in the smallest bedroom (it has no radiator).
My electric is around 380 per month, all year.
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Old 19-12-2022, 00:38   #1839
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I think his figures were for a week, so would be around 160 & 390 for a month.

The freezing weather sent my gas usage up, about 9 units per day for the last week.
Electricity didnt change too much, we only have one electric (oil) heater, in the smallest bedroom (it has no radiator).
My electric is around 380 per month, all year.
They say that oil filled radiators are quite efficient.

Do they have safeguards in case it's knocked overr? I remember a poor family who relied on parrifin heaters. One of their children knocked one over and the house set on fire.
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Old 19-12-2022, 00:50   #1840
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Well this one does, it has a cutoff switch if not upright.
They are sealed of course, so would not leak oil anyway.
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I think his figures were for a week, so would be around 160 & 390 for a month.

The freezing weather sent my gas usage up, about 9 units per day for the last week.
Electricity didnt change too much, we only have one electric (oil) heater, in the smallest bedroom (it has no radiator).
My electric is around 380 per month, all year.
Yeah I just wrapped up

At one point I had t-shirt, Jumper, hoodie done up and my head covered, gloves and a sleeping bag hahaha
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Re: The energy crisis

I'm away from home until the 29th and with my smart thermastat heating in away mode it's not tripping on and the house is still 17c lol, it's like a heatwave now and all the snow melted last night.

My gas usage doubled for December as I expected with the Electricity around the same.
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Yeah I just wrapped up

At one point I had t-shirt, Jumper, hoodie done up and my head covered, gloves and a sleeping bag hahaha
Apparently, we lose most of our heat through our heads (it's why premature babies have their heads covered in tin foil), so your hoodie will have helped with this.

If you have a beanie hat or something similar I bet you'd be even warmer.
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Apparently, we lose most of our heat through our heads
Not true.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/...humanbehaviour
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Re: The energy crisis

I've got a head of hair that would make most balding/bald men very jealous (if they wanted hair). No idea why - my Dad lost most of his in his thirties and my Mum had very thin hair - mine's as thick as I am.

I keep a shred of window open in my office (with all the kit running) and that cold air goes straight to the floor where feet would be cold if I didn't keep my shoes on. Fingertips also get cold in my office but my half gloves sort that out after ½ hour or so.

Very interesting eh?
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